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Home » Criminal justice reform

Tag: Criminal justice reform

Posted inNews & Politics

Bail abolition is just the tip of the iceberg

by Maya Dukmasova March 19, 2021August 18, 2021

A deep dive into Illinois’s sweeping new criminal justice reform law

Posted inNews & Politics

Cook County judicial elections stir up unusual public scrutiny

by Maya Dukmasova November 1, 2018August 18, 2021

Next week’s election could be the first in nearly 30 years to unseat a Cook County judge

Posted inBlogs

Second City Cop blog celebrates slain CPD commander

by Maya Dukmasova February 14, 2018August 18, 2021

“We can’t think of a single significant instance where he was the target of someone’s ire,” the Chicago police hive-mind blog reflects.

Posted inBlogs

Kim Foxx gets a report card

by Maya Dukmasova December 7, 2017August 18, 2021

Independent justice system observers rate the Cook County state’s attorney a year into her term.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County Jail is free from federal oversight for the first time in 43 years, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 13, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, alderman Ameya Pawar says Democrats contributed to the rise of Rauner and Trump.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Chicago should decriminalize fare evasion

by John Greenfield March 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Other cities have made nonpayment on transit a fineable offense rather than a misdemeanor.

Posted inBlogs

Illinois’s prison population dropped 9.1 percent under Rauner, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 19, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, it was so cold Sunday that Chicago Bears QB Matt Barkley was wearing a wet suit under his uniform.

Posted inBlogs

Kim Foxx makes big change days after being sworn in as Cook County state’s attorney, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 16, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, a CNBC host and entrepreneur has purchased a majority stake in Bow Truss coffee.

Posted inBlogs

Congressman warns that Illinois could lose federal funds if state budget impasse isn’t solved, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 13, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, state senator Kwame Raoul advocates for increasing sentences for repeat gun-crime offenders.

Posted inBlogs

Rahm Emanuel launches $1 million legal defense fund for undocumented immigrants, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 5, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is asking Obama to grant mass pardons before he leaves office.

Posted inBlogs

Comptroller-elect Susana Mendoza won’t pay state legislators until there’s a budget, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 16, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Ed “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak is indicted for allegedly not paying income taxes on money he earned from brokering tobacco settlements.

Posted inNews & Politics

The criminal-justice crusade of Kim Foxx

by Micah Uetricht March 9, 2016August 18, 2021

The candidate’s plan to transform the Cook County state’s attorney’s office starts with lessons from her childhood in Cabrini Green.

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